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A seated group of devotees performs a lamp-lit ritual in a hall with a pale floor. Several young women in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, some holding small lamps, one reaching toward a brass tray. Older women in white saris with gold borders and a man in orange with a turban-like cloth sit nearby, some with small oil lamps and brass vessels. A red container and brass items lie on the floor, with a pink flower offering at right. Background devotees in red and green saris look on. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

2013-11-29 +3 copies

A photograph of several women in cream and white saris with gold borders and rust-red shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, moving through a hall or stage area near a white backdrop and equipment rack. A white-haired woman on the left holds a folding fan, a woman in the centre holds a folded paper and a small bundle of offerings, and others walk behind them, with seated audience members visible at the bottom edge.

A photograph of a festival procession with a long line of devotees. In the foreground a woman in a rust-brown sari carries a brass tray holding a decorated kalasha or pot wrapped in pink cloth, a marigold garland and a green palm-leaf motif. A young man at left in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a tall yellow pole. Behind them women in white sarees with gold borders carry brass trays and offerings, some wearing tilak on the forehead. Several more people with their faces partly visible stand in the crowd and a blurred street with vehicles is in the background.

A photograph inside a bright hall with pale pink walls and a tall painted pillar. A central man with long dark swept-back hair wears a white draped garment, a red-cord necklace, a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a red tilak and gold armbands, walking forward. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in an orange robe and gold-beaded necklace carries a white tray, and on the right an orange-clad person holds a silver plate of offerings. Behind them a man in yellow and white stands near others in white and yellow clothing, and a woman in white and a woman in teal clothing are visible in the background. The scene looks like a temple ritual procession with offerings being carried.

Seated devotees perform a group puja with small oil lamps during a satsang gathering indoors. In the foreground, young women and a young boy in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings hold lit oil lamps and make gestures of devotion. Behind them, women in white and cream saris, and others in red and orange garments, sit on a mat-covered floor with brass plates and small lamps placed before them.

2013-11-28 +3 copies

A procession on a red carpet under a white draped canopy, with blue and red chairs lining the sides. In the centre foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with gold borders, a long white and red flower garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace, and holds his hands together. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and sarees with orange shawls carry a ceremonial trident (trishul), a tall staff with a fan-like finial, and a kalasha-style brass pot. Several onlookers in the background sit or stand near the stage area.

A festival procession in a public outdoor area. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala holds a copper tray decorated with a yellow flower garland, pink cloth and gold beads. Beside her, a young man on the left, bare-chested with orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklaces, holds a tall yellow pole. Behind them, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and rust-coloured garments stand in a line, several holding offering trays, with a few more people in white behind them.

April 12 2014

2014-04-12 +1 copies

December 28 2014

A woman in a white sari with a red-orange border and a white forehead mark carries a tray toward the front of a hall where many participants sit on the floor. She wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and holds a small framed picture of a seated saffron-robed figure on a decorated tray with a white miniature shrine-like structure. Around her, seated people in white clothes with orange-red shawls sit before small white altar pieces with lamps and offerings on a striped rug. The setting suggests a group ritual or satsang with offerings being distributed.

A procession inside a temple courtyard with a tiled floor. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a red striped dhoti and wrap, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, and walks barefoot toward a gilded, cushioned seat at right. To his left, a young man in saffron-orange cloth and beaded garlands carries a silver kalasha with green leaves and purple flowers on a tray. Behind them a young man in white with a gold-bordered shawl follows, and a woman in white stands near the seat. Devotees in white and casual clothes line the sides with hands folded in anjali mudra.

November 17 2013

2013-11-17 +1 copies